D'Andre Payne | University of North Texas
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Team: University of North Texas
Organization: NCAA Football
Position: Corners Coach
League: AAC
Hometown: Washington, DC
Organization: NCAA Football
Position: Corners Coach
League: AAC
Hometown: Washington, DC
Biography
In March of 2024, Payne was promoted to cornerbacks coach after being hired as a defensive analyst on the UNT Football staff in January 2023.
In 2023, Payne assisted defensive coordinator Matt Caponi in coaching cornerbacks, including Honorable Mention All-AAC selection Ridge Texada.
Payne came to North Texas following four seasons on staff at his alma mater, Iowa State. He was a quality control assistant for the ISU defense from 2021-22 following one year as a graduate assistant in 2020. Payne was a student assistant in 2019.
In Payne's four seasons on staff, the Cyclones appeared in a three bowl games: 2019 (Camping World Bowl), 2020 (Fiesta Bowl) and 2021 (Cheez-It Bowl).
Iowa State ranked in the top-three in the league in scoring defense every season of his coaching tenure. The Cyclones finished No. 6 nationally (285.6 ypg) in total defense in 2022.
Payne was a star in Iowa State’s secondary from 2016-18, starting 31 games while racking up 130 tackles, 13.0 TFL, 14 pass breakups and two interceptions in his outstanding Cyclone career.
The Cyclones made bowl games and won eight games in both of his last two seasons, earning Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades in 2017 with 48 tackles and 6.0 TFL. Payne won the 2016 Dury Moss Award as the team’s top newcomer and participated in the 2019 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after his career ended.
The Washington, D.C., native is a 2017 graduate of Iowa State.
Coaching History
2019: Iowa State, student assistant
2020: Iowa State, graduate assistant
2021-22: Iowa State, quality control
2023: UNT, defensive analyst
2024-: UNT, assistant coach, cornerbacks
